Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America
Katrina Daly Thompson, "Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America "
English | ISBN: 1479814326 | 2023 | 272 pages | PDF | 1307 KB
English | ISBN: 1479814326 | 2023 | 272 pages | PDF | 1307 KB
Offers vivid stories of nonconformist Muslim communities
The turn of the twenty-first century ushered in a wave of progressive Muslims, whose modern interpretations and practices transformed the public’s perception of who could follow the teachings of Islam. Muslims on the Margins tells the story of their even more radical descendants: nonconformists who have reinterpreted their religion and created space for queer, trans, and nonbinary identities within Islam.
Katrina Daly Thompson draws extensively from conversations and interviews conducted both in person in North America and online in several international communities. Writing in a compelling narrative style that centers the real experiences and diverse perspectives of nonconformist Muslims, Thompson illustrates how these radical Muslims are forming a community dedicated to creative reinterpretations of their religion, critical questioning of established norms, expansive inclusion of those who are queer in various ways, and the creation of different religious futures.
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